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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15ZC_from-trolley-to-trail_Bethesda-MD.html
After the Civil War, America's cities created new transportation systems that enabled them to prosper and grow. During this time, major rail lines were built to connect Washington, D.C. with other cities. Smaller electric streetcar or 'trolley' li…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEQU_the-linden-oak_Bethesda-MD.html
Known locally as "The Linden Oak," this white oak tree (Quercus alba) is the fourth largest of its species in the state of Maryland and the largest in Montgomery County. How it came to be called "The Linden Oak" is unknown.
Recognized in the Bi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC3M_madonna-of-the-trail_Bethesda-MD.html
(East Face) N.S.D.A.R. Memorial to the Pioneer Mothers of the Covered Wagon Days.
(North Face) This the first military road in America beginning at Rock Creek and Potomac River, Georgetown, Maryland, leading our pioneers across this continent …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBKV_col-guilford-dudley-bailey_Bethesda-MD.html
[Panel 1]Born June 4, 1834, in Martinsburg, New York, this 1856 West Point graduate returned to his alma mater as an instructor following a tour of duty in the west and midwest. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Bailey organized the First New York…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBJL_battery-bailey_Bethesda-MD.html
During the Civil War, fortifications were constructed around the perimeter of Washington to defend the city from attack by the Confederate Army. Paramount to survival under siege was protection of the city's water supply. Forts Sumner and Mansfiel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5TU_early-blacksmith-shop_Bethesda-MD.html
Originally a blacksmith shop, this home was built in the middle of the eighteenth century. It stands on a tract once known as "Magruder's Honesty." Believed to have been built by Ninian Magruder, Senior (d.?1751), it is one of the oldest standing …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5CP_robert-w-leibling_Bethesda-MD.html
In loving memory of Robert W. Leibling, Husband, Father, WWII Captain, Community Leader, Executive. 1923-2000.
Robert W. Lebling gave to the community with passion, just as he loved his family and friends. Highly respected for his civic and bus…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5A7_five-points-historic-crossroads_Bethesda-MD.html
This commemorative site known as "Five Points," has been used as a commercial crossroads for almost 300 years. Its name was derived from the old Indian trails which are now merged and identified as Edgemoor Lane, Wisconsin Avenue, East West Highwa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM57T_the-georgetown-branch-railroad_Bethesda-MD.html
The Capital Crescent Trail follows the route of an old railroad line called the Georgetown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O). It's all that remains of an unrealized attempt by the B&O to construct a major rail link between the Baltimore-Washi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4GR_a-canal-home_Bethesda-MD.html
"When I was 7, we moved [to the] lock, and we were very happy. My mother was so happy to have a home; she was just about wild. And we did love it here, as a locktender, you know?" —Lavenia Cross Waskey
The canal company supplied locktende…